The third novel - sixth in the overall series - was Halo: The Cole Protocol, written by Tobias Buckell and released on November 25, 2008. The second book was Halo: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten, which was released on October 30, 2007. The first book to be published by Tor was Halo: Ghosts of Onyx by Eric Nylund, released on October 31, 2006. Tor was contracted to publish Halo books following the first three novels, which were published by Del Rey Books. On February 4, 2014, it was announced that 343 Industries had contracted Gallery Books as their new publishing partner, marking the end of the deal with Tor. Martin's Press, Henry Holt, and Farrar Straus Giroux, it is now part of the Holtzbrinck group. Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, was formed by Tom Doherty in 1980, and sold to St. It is a part of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, which publishes popular fiction, and is particularly noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tor Books is a publisher that published several Halo novels under contract with Microsoft Studios from 2006 to 2014. Copyrighted material may not be republished without permission of LSFF.There is more information available on this subject at Tor Books on the English Wikipedia. We rely on reader donations to keep the magazine and site going, and would like to keep the site paywall free, but WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT to continue quality coverage of the science fiction and fantasy field.

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With this name change and continued growth, the Tor name will now stand for quality in various types of genre publishing, with each imprint representing a distinct voice.” Tor Publishing Group imprints include Tor, Forge, Nightfire, Tordotcom, Tor Teen, and Starscape.

President and publisher Devi Pillai said, “Although the Tor name has always been associated with science fiction and fantasy, our list has included titles beyond that genre since our inception. Tom Doherty Associates, a division of Macmillan, is rebranding as Tor Publishing Group, effective immediately.

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